A lawsuit alleging that former San Francisco 49ers player and current rugby star Jarryd Hayne raped a woman in San Jose in 2015 is heading for a federal court trial.
A joint filing was submitted Thursday in U.S. District Court for Northern California by the attorneys for Hayne and the plaintiff, identified only as “J.V.,” stating that mediation earlier this month “was unsuccessful.”
“That parties may conduct a second attempt at mediation after some discovery has been conducted,” the filing reads.
Otherwise, the suit would go to trial in Fall 2019. In the meantime, Hayne — who is currently playing for the Parramatta Eels — is expected to give a deposition in Australia, along with two other men including former Eels teammate Krisnan Inu.